A+: Assist Features

Selecting Assist Features
Creative Assist
Creative Bracketing
Advanced

Selecting Assist Features

Select [: Assist].
Select an option.

Note

From the shooting screen, you can access the selection screen directly by tapping [] ().

Creative Assist

You can shoot with your preferred effects applied.

Press the button.
- Read the message and select [OK].
Select an effect.
- Use the dial to select an effect, then press the button.
Select the effect level and other details.
- Set with the dial, then press the button.
- To reset the setting, press the button, then select [OK].

Creative Assist effects

[] Preset

Select one of the preset effects.

Note that [Saturation], [Color tone 1], and [Color tone 2] are not available with [B&W].
[] Background blur

Adjust background blur. Choose higher values to make backgrounds sharper. To blur the background, choose lower values. [Auto] adjusts background blurring to match the brightness. Depending on lens brightness (f/number), some positions may not be available.
[] Brightness

Adjust image brightness.
[] Contrast

Adjust contrast.
[] Saturation

Adjust the vividness of colors.
[] Color tone 1

Adjust amber/blue color tone.
[] Color tone 2

Adjust green/magenta color tone.
[] Monochrome

Set the toning effect for monochrome shooting.

Note

[Background blur] is not available in flash photography.
These settings are reset when you switch shooting modes or set the power switch to . To save the settings, set [: Retain Creative Assist data] to [Enable].

Saving effects

To save the current setting to the camera, tap [ INFO Preset Register] on the [Creative Assist] setting screen, then select [OK]. Up to three presets can be saved as [USER*]. After three have been saved, an existing [USER*] preset must be overwritten to save a new one.

Creative Bracketing

Multiple images are captured per shot besides the normal image, each with characteristics such as brightness and color tone automatically changed.

Select [: Assist].
Select [Creative bracketing].

Note

Index display makes it easier to review the captured images on the camera ().

Caution

Continuous shooting is not available.

Advanced

Compositing and other advanced processing is applied to your shots based on scene detection by the camera.

Select [: Assist].
Select [Advanced ].
Check the icon.
- Blinking scene icon (1): Multiple images are captured per shot and merged into a single image. In this case, only the composite image is saved.
- Normal scene icon display: Shooting with settings ().

Caution

Continuous shooting is not available.
The camera shoots in [Electronic] shutter mode.
The image area is smaller than in other shooting modes.
RAW image quality cannot be set.
Flash photography is not available.
Images that are greatly out of alignment due to camera shake or other issues may not be aligned correctly.
To prevent camera shake, the camera may set a high ISO speed.
Note that the image may not be rendered with a smooth gradation and may look uneven or noisy.
The image processing may not be sufficient in scenes with strong backlighting or high contrast.
Shooting moving subjects may result in afterimages from the movement, or darkness around the subject.
Images may not be aligned correctly if they are patterned (with a lattice or stripes, for example), are generally flat and uniform, or are greatly out of alignment due to camera shake or other issues.
Be careful about camera shake in handheld shots.
Shooting under fluorescent or LED lighting may cause issues such as irregular exposure or colors in the resulting images, due to the flickering light source.
[BUSY] appears on the screen as images are processed, and shooting is not possible until processing is finished.
Shots will look slightly different from the preview image shown on the screen.
AF point display information is not added to images in some scenes. ()